gonochorism

noun

gon·​o·​cho·​rism

¦gänə¦kōrˌizəm

plural -s

1

: dioecism

2

: the development or evolution of sex

gonochorismal

¦gänəkō¦rizməl

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary gon- + -chorism (from Greek chōrismos separation, from chōrizein to separate); originally formed as German gonochorismus

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